Day 214/365 of Steel – Paul Nelson

A forgotten genius. Paul Nelson (born 8 November 1895 – died in 1979) was an American-French architect. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he opened his own…
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Day 213/365 of Steel – Dino Gavina

A masterclass of Italian design. Dino Gavina (born November 7, 1922 – died April 6, 2007) was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s…
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Day 208/365 of Steel – Richard Serra

Man of steel – Richard Serra ! (b. November 2, 1938)Richard Serra is an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings. Serra’s…
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Day 207/365 of Steel – Rockefeller Centre

‘Rockefeller, Rockefeller, you’re my rockefella’ The iconic photograph ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’, depicting workers resting for a meal during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, has been hanging in my…
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Day 206/365 of Steel – De Hef

De Hef is the popular name of the Koningshavenbrug, a railway lift bridge over the Koningshaven in Rotterdam that has been decommissioned for rail traffic since 24 September 1993. The…
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